Sheridan is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2001 and has since faded.
Sheridan is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #5,375 among girls (24) and #9,579 among boys (8) — overall #7,707 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | #5,375 | #9,579 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | #6,128 | — |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | #5,234 | #12,031 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | #6,432 | #6,104 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | #7,973 | #11,919 |
| 2020 | 22 | 22 | #6,885 | #13,738 |
| 2019 | 22 | 22 | #5,767 | — |
| 2018 | 29 | 29 | #6,204 | #8,712 |
| 2017 | 27 | 27 | #5,800 | #13,938 |
| 2016 | 43 | 43 | #4,148 | #10,567 |
| 2015 | 34 | 34 | #4,288 | — |
| 2014 | 44 | 44 | #3,989 | #11,894 |
| 2013 | 46 | 46 | #3,993 | #9,521 |
| 2012 | 51 | 51 | #3,262 | — |
| 2011 | 59 | 59 | #3,300 | #8,658 |
| 2010 | 69 | 69 | #2,800 | #11,971 |
| 2009 | 84 | 84 | #2,335 | — |
| 2008 | 86 | 86 | #2,437 | #10,852 |
| 2007 | 130 | 130 | #1,803 | #7,506 |
| 2006 | 136 | 136 | #1,650 | #10,491 |
| 2005 | 167 | 167 | #1,404 | #5,833 |
| 2004 | 212 | 212 | #1,174 | #4,389 |
| 2003 | 228 | 228 | #1,074 | #4,086 |
| 2002 | 242 | 242 | #983 | #4,672 |
| 2001 | 328 | 328 | #780 | #3,707 |
| 2000 | 287 | 287 | #842 | #3,624 |
| 1999 | 235 | 235 | #1,027 | #2,503 |
| 1998 | 225 | 225 | #1,048 | #2,386 |
| 1997 | 259 | — | #919 | #2,158 |
| 1996 | 243 | — | #956 | #2,107 |
| 1995 | 221 | — | #1,054 | #1,777 |
| 1994 | 207 | — | #1,058 | #2,299 |
| 1993 | 193 | — | #1,173 | #1,928 |
| 1992 | 179 | — | #1,287 | #1,818 |
| 1991 | 151 | — | #1,500 | #1,766 |
| 1990 | 139 | — | #1,700 | #1,611 |
| 1989 | 107 | — | #1,850 | #2,063 |
| 1988 | 67 | — | #2,925 | #2,082 |
| 1987 | 67 | — | #2,482 | #2,324 |
| 1986 | 62 | — | #2,463 | #2,591 |
| 1985 | 61 | — | #2,645 | #2,284 |
| 1984 | 46 | — | #3,054 | #2,801 |
| 1983 | 49 | — | #3,925 | #1,898 |
| 1982 | 46 | — | #3,007 | #2,955 |
| 1981 | 41 | — | #4,505 | #2,195 |
| 1980 | 67 | — | #2,695 | #1,799 |
| 1979 | 61 | — | #2,983 | #1,780 |
| 1978 | 42 | — | #3,615 | #2,264 |
| 1977 | 44 | — | #3,251 | #2,342 |
| 1976 | 43 | — | #3,933 | #1,922 |
| 1975 | 54 | — | #2,869 | #1,776 |
| 1974 | 53 | — | #2,992 | #1,689 |
| 1973 | 60 | — | #2,999 | #1,398 |
| 1972 | 58 | — | #2,508 | #1,640 |
| 1971 | 84 | — | #2,029 | #1,305 |
| 1970 | 52 | — | #3,012 | #1,609 |
| 1969 | 68 | — | #1,995 | #1,561 |
| 1968 | 53 | — | #2,286 | #1,640 |
| 1967 | 42 | — | #2,316 | #2,234 |
| 1966 | 37 | — | #2,733 | #2,031 |
| 1965 | 47 | — | #2,196 | #1,980 |
| 1964 | 33 | — | #3,220 | #2,103 |
| 1963 | 47 | — | #2,353 | #1,833 |
| 1962 | 42 | — | #2,522 | #1,950 |
| 1961 | 50 | — | #2,143 | #1,937 |
| 1960 | 40 | — | #2,810 | #1,852 |
| 1959 | 46 | — | #2,386 | #1,754 |
| 1958 | 44 | — | #2,205 | #2,010 |
| 1957 | 40 | — | #2,160 | #2,362 |
| 1956 | 34 | — | #2,521 | #2,352 |
| 1955 | 35 | — | #2,330 | #2,417 |
| 1954 | 60 | — | #2,018 | #1,357 |
| 1953 | 46 | — | #2,009 | #1,822 |
| 1952 | 42 | — | #2,011 | #1,998 |
| 1951 | 64 | — | #1,392 | #1,828 |
| 1950 | 73 | — | #1,330 | #1,494 |
| 1949 | 86 | — | #1,352 | #1,143 |
| 1948 | 82 | — | #1,344 | #1,251 |
| 1947 | 101 | — | #1,057 | #1,358 |
| 1946 | 108 | — | #1,085 | #1,015 |
| 1945 | 58 | — | #1,444 | #1,324 |
| 1944 | 84 | — | #1,088 | #1,189 |
| 1943 | 98 | — | #1,060 | #1,085 |
| 1942 | 88 | — | #1,203 | #1,022 |
| 1941 | 83 | — | #1,414 | #885 |
| 1940 | 66 | — | #1,632 | #1,004 |
| 1939 | 50 | — | #1,679 | #1,269 |
| 1938 | 61 | — | #2,011 | #961 |
| 1937 | 40 | — | #2,434 | #1,310 |
| 1936 | 49 | — | #2,013 | #1,166 |
| 1935 | 34 | — | #4,809 | #1,272 |
| 1934 | 27 | — | — | #1,318 |
| 1933 | 19 | — | — | #1,636 |
| 1932 | 12 | — | — | #2,303 |
| 1931 | 21 | — | — | #1,584 |
| 1930 | 26 | — | — | #1,461 |
| 1929 | 25 | — | — | #1,477 |
| 1928 | 42 | — | #4,647 | #1,208 |
| 1927 | 28 | — | — | #1,431 |
| 1926 | 36 | — | — | #1,215 |
| 1925 | 30 | — | — | #1,358 |
| 1924 | 29 | — | — | #1,405 |
| 1923 | 35 | — | — | #1,233 |
| 1922 | 26 | — | — | #1,501 |
| 1921 | 33 | — | — | #1,293 |
| 1920 | 21 | — | — | #1,738 |
| 1919 | 24 | — | — | #1,527 |
| 1918 | 24 | — | — | #1,528 |
| 1917 | 21 | — | — | #1,635 |
| 1916 | 19 | — | — | #1,688 |
| 1915 | 20 | — | — | #1,593 |
| 1914 | 22 | — | — | #1,297 |
| 1913 | 13 | — | — | #1,570 |
| 1912 | 14 | — | — | #1,341 |
| 1911 | 8 | — | — | #1,368 |
| 1910 | 5 | — | — | #1,807 |
| 1908 | 5 | — | — | #1,564 |
| 1906 | 5 | — | — | #1,394 |
| 1903 | 6 | — | — | #1,114 |
| 1902 | 6 | — | — | #1,121 |
| 1898 | 7 | — | — | #984 |
| 1896 | 6 | — | — | #1,086 |
| 1895 | 8 | — | — | #863 |
| 1893 | 5 | — | — | #1,162 |
| 1891 | 14 | — | — | #492 |